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Definition for Code System MedicationRequestCategory
{ "resourceType": "CodeSystem", "id": "medication-request-category", "meta": { "lastUpdated": "2016-12-06T12:22:34.981+11:00" }, "text": { "status": "generated", "div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>" }, "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-request-category", "identifier": { "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986", "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.951" }, "version": "1.8.0", "name": "MedicationRequestCategory", "status": "draft", "experimental": false, "publisher": "HL7 (FHIR Project)", "contact": [ { "telecom": [ { "system": "url", "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir" }, { "system": "email", "value": "fhir@lists.hl7.org" } ] } ], "date": "2016-12-06T12:22:34+11:00", "description": "A coded concept identifying where the medication ordered is expected to be consumed or administered", "caseSensitive": true, "valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-request-category", "content": "complete", "concept": [ { "code": "inpatient", "display": "Inpatient", "definition": "Includes orders for medications to be administered or consumed in an inpatient or acute care setting" }, { "code": "outpatient", "display": "Outpatient", "definition": "Includes orders for medications to be administered or consumed in an outpatient setting (for example, Emergency Department, Outpatient Clinic, Outpatient Surgery, Doctor's office)" }, { "code": "community", "display": "Community", "definition": "Includes orders for medications to be administered or consumed by the patient in their home (this would include long term care or nursing homes, hospices, etc)" } ] }
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.